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Famous Deaths on July 23

9 notable people died on July 23, including Sir William Ramsay, Sir Henry Dale, Ernst Otto Fischer.

Total Deaths
9
Avg Age at Death
76
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

2 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1973)
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1979)

20th Century

2 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1904)
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1936)

19th Century

2 deaths
José María Bocanegra
José María Bocanegra
diplomateconomist
Mexican politician (1787-1862)
William Bull
William Bull
Christian ministermathematician
British minister

18th Century

2 deaths
Gilbert Tennent
Gilbert Tennent
ministerpastor
American minister (1703–1764)
George Edwards
George Edwards
biologistbotanist
English naturalist and ornithologist (1694 – 1773)

13th Century

1 death
Innocent III
Innocent III
Catholic priestwriter
Head of the Catholic Church from 1198 to 1216

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